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GROUNDED By: Angela Correll Published:  October 1, 2013 Fiction Annie is a flight attendant who grew up on a tobacco farm in Kentucky, but now lives in New York City.  Annie was raised by her grandparents after her single mother died much too soon.  After Annie’s grandfather died, she focused more on her work and…

STARRY NIGHT By: Debbie Macomber Published: October 8, 2013 Fiction Even though Christmas is over 2 months away, I always like having a Christmas novel ready to read over the holiday season. It helps put me in the spirit of the season and this year, Debbie Macomber’s newest book, STARRY NIGHT will be on my…

Running isn’t about how far you go but how far you’ve come.   Bart Yasso, author/marathon trainer/runner My week 3 check in fits in perfectly with the above quote.  When I first got my treadmill and started running, I really could only run for 30 seconds at a time.  I can now run for for…

HOW THE OCTOPUS GOT EIGHT ARMS Two Arms are Never Enough By: Yvonne Arroyo Illustrated By:  Carl Wanzung Published: April 12, 2013 HOW THE OCTOPUS GOT EIGHT ARMS tells the funny story of Oscar the Octopus.  When octopus, like Oscar, first came to sea, they only had two arms, like you and me.  The rest…

A year ago I turned 40.  I struggled with the number.  I wasn’t ready to be 4-0. Almost suddenly it seemed like I had a lot of changes related to turning 40.  My hormones went berserk! The grey hairs seemed to appear overnight. Additional rolls around my middle appeared and were harder to remove.  My…

WOMEN LIVING WELL Find Your Joy in God, Your Man, Your Kids, and Your Home By:  Courtney Joseph Published: October 1, 2013 I’ve been fortunate to be a reader of Courtney’s blog WOMEN LIVING WELL for quite some time.  She has given me support, encouragement, and advice all without knowing me or my circumstances.  When…

Last week was a hectic week with subbing and after school/evening activities so I am glad I got a head start to the week with getting my workouts in. I was super pumped because the week before I had attempted to do a “pyramid workout” consisting of a succession of 25-20-15-10-5 reps of squats, push-ups,…

THE OLD RECTORY Escape to a Country Kitchen By: Julia Ibbotson Published: March 8, 2013 Non-Fiction/Memoir I am bringing you this review today as part of the PUMP UP YOUR BOOK Blog Tour.  For more information or to read other reviews, check out their site, HERE. This is the memoir of Julia and her husband…

This weekend we had to travel about an hour and a half each way for Patrick’s cross country meet.  He did awesome by the way….. A very hilly course, a longer race than some of the other meets (1.8 miles) and against some tough schools and he placed 8th for middle school boys and was…

I finished Week 1 of the Living and Active challenge with Peak 313.  I have been pretty sore this weekend after doing some different exercises and getting out of the “treadmill box”. I’m looking forward to pushing myself forward another week.  This quote really sums up my thoughts from the week…. It’s important to remember…